Officer Darren Wilson Is Missing His Court Dates

by Polly Mosendz - the Atlantic

Crime • October 2014 • Views: 1,836

Ed Magee, spokesperson for the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, told NBC News the cases were all dismissed because Wilson “wasn’t available.” Wilson will not be penalized for this act, say Magee, adding “We don’t get people in trouble for not showing up for court.”

Say what?!?! It’s okay for “people” to miss court dates? Or is it okay for cops to miss court dates?

It’s good to know that an arrest that led to his receiving a commendation is no big deal when it gets dismissed because he didn’t show up.

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8 comments

lawhawk Oct 28, 2014 10:49:15am

Wilson wont be penalized for not showing up, but it means that either those criminal cases will have to be dismissed or continuances will be filed to keep those cases from being dismissed.

HappyWarrior Oct 28, 2014 11:11:48am

These aren’t the actions of an innocent man who acted in self-defense.

Eclectic Cyborg Oct 28, 2014 11:28:12am

Let’s see a black guy skip a court date and see what happens.

lawhawk Oct 28, 2014 11:34:48am

There have been numerous other documented cases where prosecutors have had to drop cases or even get retrials of previously convicted persons as a result of police officer misconduct.

That could surely happen here as well. Defense attorneys representing anyone who was convicted of crimes based on Wilson’s testimony should be looking at whether any of the evidence was tampered with and other misconduct or inconsistencies based on what is happening here in the Brown shooting case.

Indy GOP Refugee Oct 28, 2014 11:37:06am

re: #3 Eclectic Cyborg

A black cop you mean? No biggie prosecution reschedules to get the testimony.

The diff here is cop vs charged person not black and white.

re: #1 Vogon Poetry

Which is pretty routine IIRC.

Dr. Matt Oct 28, 2014 3:36:29pm

Glad to see our librul media focusing so much attention on his absence/disappearance.

Dark_Falcon Oct 28, 2014 5:27:09pm

re: #2 HappyWarrior

These aren’t the actions of an innocent man who acted in self-defense.

I have to disagree a bit here. I do not sympathize with Darren Wilson in any way, but looking at the matter one must remember that anything he were to say in a trial right now could be used against him and that the defense attorney would be gunning for him. At minimum, the fact that he is currently on leave over a bad shooting would be brought up. If he made any notable misstep, the DA would have to present that misstep to the grand jury in the Brown case, however sympathetic the DA might otherwise be.

The risk Wilson would run in testifying would be serious, and his attorney will have advised him accordingly. Moreover, there would be a real risk of him being attacked by someone enraged by his killing of Michael Brown.

Lumberhead Oct 28, 2014 6:03:50pm

re: #7 Dark_Falcon

I have to disagree a bit here. I do not sympathize with Darren Wilson in any way, but looking at the matter one must remember that anything he were to say in a trial right now could be used against him and that the defense attorney would be gunning for him. At minimum, the fact that he is currently on leave over a bad shooting would be brought up.

You seem to be conceding right there that he is not innocent. It might be wise for him not to testify but it doesn’t make that the action of an innocent man who acted in self-defense.

If he made any notable misstep, the DA would have to present that misstep to the grand jury in the Brown case, however sympathetic the DA might otherwise be.

The risk Wilson would run in testifying would be serious, and his attorney will have advised him accordingly. Moreover, there would be a real risk of him being attacked by someone enraged by his killing of Michael Brown.

The law enforcment community in the St. Louis area ought to be able to get him to court safely and get him back into hiding.

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